PLATTEVILLE, WI, USA
N5548P
PIPER PA-24-180
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 27 IN X-WIND CONDITIONS. THE RWY WAS 2200 FT LONG & WAS WET FROM LIGHT RAIN. AFTER MAKING 2 GO-AROUNDS, A LANDING WAS MADE ON THE 3RD APCH. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE BRAKING WAS POOR TO NIL. BY THE TIME HE CRESTED THE TOP OF A HIGH POINT ON THE RWY, HE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ROOM REMAINING TO GO AROUND OR STOP ON THE LANDING AREA. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY & WENT INTO A RAVINE. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 18, GUSTING 21 KTS. AT MADISON, WI, THE 0800 CDT WIND WAS FROM 180 DEG AT 16 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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